Given name
Iolyn
“a handsome lord”
Iolyn is an affectionate form of Iorwerth. One Welsh interpretation is “a handsome lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iolyn is an affectionate form of Iorwerth. One Welsh interpretation is “a handsome lord.”
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Where it comes from
Iolyn is an affectionate form of Iorwerth. An origin associated with Iorwerth is Welsh.
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The story
Iolyn is an affectionate form of Iorwerth. The history of Iorwerth gives this family its wider story. Iorwerth appears in the Mabinogi, a medieval collection of Welsh legends.
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Iolyn’s family of names
Iolyn is an affectionate form of Iorwerth. Iolyn has a related form in Iolo.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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